Vertical Thought Questions and Answers

What does the Bible say about getting tattoos? Is it wrong to get drunk? How can we tell if a church is the right one? How can we be sure that the Bible is the right book to follow and not the Torah, Koran or something else? No doubt you might have a question about the Bible or living a Christian life that has been rattling around in your brain for a while.

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I really like her and I know she likes me too. My problem is that she feels we ought to make love to solidify our relationship. She says that if we don't, we can't know if we are sexually compatible and she will have to leave me. I love her and I don't want to lose her.

From what I've heard at camps and in my congregation, the ministers seem to think it's wrong, but none of them have read the books themselves. Please give me an answer from someone who has read them, if possible.

Some watch television while others do not. Some allow their kids to go to sports games Friday nights while others don't. Every time I spend a Friday night with a Church friend who grew up keeping the Sabbath differently than me, I become more and more confused about how it should be kept. There seems to be no standard other than the obvious refusing to be paid for work on the Sabbath.

Many sightings of what appeared to be the ark of Noah have been reported on Mt. Ararat, the same mountain on which the Bible indicated it would come to rest. There have also been many photos taken of the area by satellites indicating something made of wood that is not a part of the natural terrain of the mountain.

Some say that what we do should be based on what we feel in our hearts and that it is no longer necessary to keep the Commandments. Further, some say that we only keep God’s laws, such as observing the Sabbath and Holy Days, voluntarily.

I am curious about the people who are given a second chance during the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on earth. Will life be the same as today? Will human life spans be the same? Will children be born? Will humans interact with spirit beings on a regular basis? Will people alive during this time know about the thousand-year time period? Will people remember their past?

Mark:16:17-18[17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;[18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. says, "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." Does this mean that Christians should handle deadly snakes to demonstrate their authenticity as believers?

I am curious about the people who are given a second chance during the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on earth. Will life be the same as today? Will human life spans be the same? Will children be born? Will humans interact with spirit beings on a regular basis? Will people alive during this time know about the thousand-year time period? Will people remember their past?

Mark:16:17-18[17] And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;[18] They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. says, "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." Does this mean that Christians should handle deadly snakes to demonstrate their authenticity as believers?

I'm 17-years old and committed to Jesus. I've never had a boyfriend before—not one relationship—but I would love to have a Christian boyfriend. I so want a really godly man that loves Jesus as much as I do. I am prepared to wait till God brings me the right guy along, but I just want to know how long will I have to wait? I feel I am mature and ready for a relationship. It seems as though everyone else around me is in a relationship except me, and all my friends get with guys and sleep with them. But I'm not like that and I don't want to do that. I'm saving myself till marriage, and all my non-Christian friends think that I'm crazy.

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